America, America!

Thanks to a beautifully subtle script, equally subtle direction and brilliant performances from all the leads, "Real Women Have Curves" comes across as a superbly soulful and insightful slice of life.

The always great Lupe Ontiveros is maddeningly tragic as the selfish mother who stubbornly refuses to see beyond her own needs, and America Ferrera blazes across the screen in blissful defiance ~ the smart girl who instinctively knows she's more than just the sum of her body parts and finds the strength inside herself to back up that belief with or without her mother's blessing. Kudos to everyone connected with this enlightened and enlightening movie.